Legal Opinion
State v. Whitaker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 24, 1990No. 13728PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant, Bernard Tyrone Whitaker, was charged with the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a)1 and 53a-8.2 The defend*741ant was seventeen years old at the time of his arrest. Prior to the trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress inculpatory oral statements he had allegedly made to a police officer during a custodial interrogation at the police station. After a hearing, the court denied the motion, and the police officer testified at the trial concerning the defendant’s statements. The defendant testified at the hearing, but not at his trial. After a jury…
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